Good News, Bad News

When you hear new information, how do you address it mindfully? This meditation invites us to notice how we receive both good news and bad news, observing the ripple they create in our minds and bodies. We practice meeting each with steady breath and spacious awareness, allowing our reactions to arise and pass without judgment. In stillness, we learn to welcome joy without grasping and sorrow without resistance. Over time, we cultivate the quiet strength to remain centered, no matter what comes.

Transcript

How do we receive news,

Good or bad?

How do we take it in?

Remaining unruffled,

Non-reactive.

Let's begin.

Finding a seat,

Possibly closing your eyes,

Starting to slow down by deepening your inhale and lengthening your exhale.

Feeling the force of gravity and weather inside and outside.

Checking in with your body.

Tense,

Coiled,

Soft,

Receding.

What movements and feelings or emotions do you observe?

Where is this news hitting you?

In your body?

In your spirit?

Where do you pick it up,

Take it in,

Sit with it?

Going deeper.

Letting it all settle.

Noticing the sensations within and the experience outside.

Taking stock.

Not yet analyzing or reacting,

Just beginning to integrate.

Breathing in deeply and exhaling slowly.

Noticing your body.

Coming in.

Coming in.

Coming in.

Continue sitting and absorbing and taking stock as long as you need.

Do this again whenever you must.

Blessings.

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